JUNE 6.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1577

Minister’s Decisions under Customs Acts.

Customs Department, Wellington, 5th June, 1929.

IT is hereby notified for public information that the Hon. the Minister of Customs has decided to interpret the Customs Acts in relation to the undermentioned articles as follows:—

NOTES.—(a) “Not elsewhere included” appears as n.e.i.; “other kinds” as o.k.; “articles and materials suited for, and to be used solely in, the fabrication or repair of goods within New Zealand” as a. and m.s. (b) Articles marked thus † are revised decisions. (c) Wherever the General Tariff rate shown opposite any goods enumerated in these decisions is lower than that provided for in the First Schedule to the Customs Amendment Act, 1927, action has been taken by the Minister under section 11 of the Customs Amendment Act, 1927. In such cases the reduced rate is marked with an asterisk. (d) Steam-engines, gas-engines, oil-engines, and electric or other motors, are not, unless otherwise indicated, to be regarded as parts of the machines with which they are imported.

Cellulose acetate sheets, plain, unprinted ..
Chemicals, oils, &c., used in manufactures, viz.,—
Weaving and cleaning of textiles, materials used in, &c., viz.,—
“Adco Detergent” for use in cleaning fabrics | As a. and m.s. (448) | Free | Free. |
| 7/159 | Hats, &c., materials used in manufacture of, viz.,—
Straw-plaits and similar materials, viz.,—
“Silkeelace,” a fabric peculiar to hat-making (a kind of stiffened canvas having an allover design worked therein with flourishing thread) | As a. and m.s. (448.) | Free | Free. |
| 5/37/39 | Road markers or studs, made of rustless steel or of rubber vulcanized to metal bases, specially suited for use as traffic markers on streets or roads | As a. and m.s. (448) | Free | Free. |
| 3/636/2 | Stoves, ranges, &c., articles used in manufacture of, viz.:—
Electric stoves, &c., fittings for, viz.,—
Radiator bowls, copper, bored or punched, but not polished wired or curled, for the manufacture of electric radiators | As a. and m.s. (448) | Free | 10 per cent. |
| 3/678/2 | Machinery, &c., and appliances—Agricultural n.e.i., viz.:—
Egg-grading machine for automatically grading eggs by weight
Fruit-grading machines (including inspection elevator-conveyors and perforated eliminator belt conveyors specially suited for use there-with) suitable for use on orchards
(NOTE.—Revises decision in M.O. 4.) | As agricultural machinery n.e.i. (333 (2)) | Free | Free. |
| 3/684/2
†2/41 | Machinery, &c., and appliances, peculiar to use in manufacturing, industrial, and similar processes, viz.:—
Air-compressing appliances, viz.,—
Air compressors, inlet and discharge valves for Bakers’ machines, viz.,—
Dough-pan tipping-machine .. ..
Boilers and boiler-cleaners, viz.,—
Soot-blowers, steam-pressure, for removing soot from water-tube boilers giving an indicated horse-power of 75 or over when used with single cylinder non-condensing engines and with coal of fair quality as the fuel
(NOTE.—Plain piping and pipe fittings for connecting the appliance with the steam supply are to be classed under Tariff item 362, the valves under Tariff item 353 (1) or 356). | As machinery, &c., peculiar to use in manufacturing, industrial, and similar processes (352) | Free | 20 per cent. |
| 2/29/9
2/237/33
2/33/14 | Boot-making and leather-working, viz.,—
Leather-stretching machine for stretching leather used in making footballs | | | |
| 2/34/57
2/309 | Coffee roaster, “Uno,” 7 lb. capacity and over
(NOTE.—The cooling fan is to be separately classified under Tariff item 351 (4).) | | | |
| 2/244/5 | Concreting appliances, viz.,—
Concrete road-paving unit, self-propelling, specially suited for use in mixing and distributing concrete in road-making
(NOTE.—The oil-engine is to be separately classified under Tariff item 352.) | | | |
| 2/426/2 | Fringing machine for forming fringes on paper, leather, &c., by cutting the edges into strips | | | |
| 2/394/4 | Fruit- and vegetable-preparing, viz.,—
Pea-polishing machine for use in the preparation of split peas | | | |